GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Doctor of Physiotherapy
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney is a three-year graduate-entry degree combining clinical education and research training across the core areas of physiotherapy practice. The course takes a patient-centred, evidence-based approach and includes substantial work-integrated learning, with clinical placements at urban public and private clinics and rural health settings that give students hands-on experience with real clients throughout the course.
Graduates take up direct client care, education, research, management, advisory, regulatory and policy roles across hospitals, private practice, sports facilities, schools and aged care. Sydney is ranked fourth globally for sports-related subjects and in the top 20 universities worldwide.
Fees & duration
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Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
PhysiotherapistANZSCO 252511
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via an Australian Physiotherapy Council assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Physiotherapy Council
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
To be eligible to apply you will need to fulfill the following criteria; A bachelor's degree, master's degree, or a PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent, completed before 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the Doctor of Physiotherapy. Academic performance in an eligible degree - the standard requirement to be eligible to apply is a minimum average mark of 65 or equivalent. Rural applicants as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants must have a minimum average mark of 60 or equivalent. For domestic applicants, the Indigenous Facilitated Entry Scheme and the Rural Applicants Facilitated Entry Scheme are available for eligible applicants. Please refer to the Doctor of Physiotherapy Special Admission Pathways Guide for definitions and information on facilitated entry schemes.
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